/* HibernateProvider.java
 *
 * Copyright 2006, Tim Dwelle.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 * "License"); you may not use this file except in
 * compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in
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 * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
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 */

package dowry.hibernate;

import org.hibernate.*;
import org.hibernate.cfg.*;

/**
 * HibernateProvider is a helper for Dowry applications to
 * specify their Hibernate setup.
 *
 */
public interface HibernateProvider
{
    /**
     * Returns the Hibernate configuration to be used with
     * Dowry.  Implementors should ensure that this method
     * always returns a valid configuration.
     *
     * @return the Hibernate configuration
     *
     */
    public Configuration getConfiguration();

    /**
     * Returns the Hibernate session factory to be used with
     * Dowry.  Implementations hsould ensure that this
     * method returns an open session factory.
     *
     * @return the Hibernate session factory
     *
     */
    public SessionFactory getSessionFactory();
}